The work of the conscious mind.

My approach

My coaching is built from experience in adjacent work: teaching, mentoring, friendship, and a lifetime of untangling complex problems. The foundation I bring comes from years I've already spent listening in other roles. I'm also a Certified Professional Life Coach through Transformation Services, Inc. (Joeel and Natalie Rivera) — training that builds on that foundation.

As a special education teacher, I received Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training. I learned to meet someone exactly where they are and stay patient with a process that unfolds at its own pace. My time with parents was spent listening to what was happening at home and offering practical suggestions they could try.

Teaching flute one-on-one and conducting ensembles trained me to hear what someone is playing beneath the surface and to guide with patience.

And long before I'd call what I did “coaching,” I was the friend people came to with their tangled problems. That taught me that the most useful move is often to reframe what's happening — so that the pattern underneath becomes visible, along with the purpose that pattern has been serving.

In practice, this looks like: we talk, I listen deeply, and when something shifts into view — a pattern, a reframe, a missing piece — we name it together. Often that's what moves the stuckness.